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Sensation in the missing case Maddie McCann - hot trail leads to Germany

2020-06-05T22:34:42.584Z


The missing girl case of the British girl Maddie moved all of Europe. After more than a decade of unsuccessful search, a hot trail suddenly leads to Germany.


The missing girl case of the British girl Maddie moved all of Europe. After more than a decade of unsuccessful search, a hot trail suddenly leads to Germany.

  • In the case of the missing 3-year-old Madeleine " Maddie " McCann, there is a suspect. The Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA)  in Wiesbaden is investigating a convicted sex offender. 
  • Girl missing for 13 years

Wiesbaden - Almost exactly 13 years ago, three-year-old Madeleine "Maddie" McCann disappeared from an apartment complex in Portugal. The girl has been missing since then . An unprecedented search campaign begins, in which the parents strongly involve the public and the media. There was also a lot of criticism for this. At times, they themselves were suspected of having something to do with Maddie's disappearance . Now there is a surprising turning point in the spectacular missing person case .

Missing case Maddie: girl disappears without a trace in Portugal

According to the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) in Wiesbaden, the Braunschweig public prosecutor's office is investigating the missing Maddie McCann against a man from Braunschweig. The man is suspected of murder. According to the BKA, the 43-year-old has multiple sex penalties for children. He is currently serving a longer sentence in another case. 

Suspected child killing!

StA Braunschweig and BKA ask for help in the case of Madeleine McCann: https://t.co/qmmufz3uoj

Notes to the BKA (Tel .: 0611/55 - 18444) or any other police station!

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- Federal Criminal Police Office (@bka) June 3, 2020

Between 1995 and 2007, the suspect is said to have lived regularly in the Algarve, including for a few years in a house between Lagos and Praia de Luz. Here he pursued several odd jobs, including in the catering trade. According to the BKA, he should have earned his living, among other things, by committing crimes such as burglary theft and drug trafficking.  

As the Braunschweiger Zeitung reports, the man was sentenced in 2019 by the Braunschweig Regional Court for raping a 72-year-old American at the time. The act is said to have been committed in the same Portuguese town where Maddie was kidnapped about a year and a half later and has been missing since then. 

Girl Maddie disappeared 13 years ago: now leads to Germany

The then three-year-old Maddie McCann had disappeared from a holiday resort in Portugal in May 2007. The case caused a sensation worldwide. The investigators assumed a kidnapping. At times, the parents themselves were also suspected. The responsible investigative authorities have been following information on the missing person case for 13 years. The Braunschweig public prosecutor's office is involved in the investigation because the 43-year-old had his last residence in the district before his stay abroad.

The BKA  in Wiesbaden called on the public to help with the investigation. In the ZDF program "Aktenzeichen XY ... unresolved", BKA official Christian Hoppe asked the viewers to report any relevant information on the missing Maddie case to the BKA or any police station. Madeleine's parents Kate and Gerry McCann were also guests on the show in 2013.

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Rebecca Reusch, 15, has been missing for more than a year. The police fear the worst. Now a bizarre Facebook profile is causing a stir. In Frankfurt two teenagers disappear without a trace. The police make a surprising discovery 500 kilometers away. 

Rubric list picture: © Luis Forra / dpa

Source: merkur

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